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I totally get why Big Cable is doing this, doesn't mean it's a sustainable plan for the next few years.

From the consumer point of view I think it's really frustrating. The best part about cable cutting is that you don't have to get all the other channels you're forced to have just so you can get sports or movies with your cable package.

If the CRTC or other government decide that cable must offer ala carte packages at reasonable rates, then I think the money will start to make sense with streaming packages.

The model of consumption is changing and these are protection measures for existing revenue streams, but this is defence and the first organization with the money to make a dent in the content gap will make a killing.

Netflix is primed to become that, especially with the investments they've made with their original content, which is becoming increasingly compelling.

Then the last vestige of the telecom companies will be enforcing caps, but that model will also fail eventually. It's just a matter of when.